Summary


EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT : PLANT MANAGER, DIRECTOR, VP
Proven Leadership, results-driven executive with 10 years of cross functional multi plant leadership experience ; executed Lean Manufacturing principles and cost cutting technologies in manufacturing and support organizations to achieve aggressive corporate-wide revenue growth, cost targets and profitability margins. Expert in team building, staff management, procedure development, policy deployment, problem resolution and risk management.
10 Years multi department management experience ; Quality Manager 3yrs Production Manager 2yrs, Technical Support Manager 2 years, Process Quality Engineering Manager 3 years
Product Family Team member Inflatable Curtain 3 years as Quality Manager rep.
Product Engineer - Airbag Modules 2 years
7 years experience in QA/QC Labs. Instrumental with Autoliv labs passing A2LA, ISO 14001, QS 9000, TS16949 accreditation and audits
Multi million $ project management success
Exceptional Customer and Supply Chain Management skills
MBA Emphasis : Manufacturing Engineering
Reduced lab calibration and layout costs by $20K by eliminating outsourcing increase internal skills and utilized resources at a sister plant


Achievements

BS Business Administration/Management : Minor , Chemistry 1994 Weber State University , Ogden , Utah Associates Degree , Chemical Technician 1990 Weber State University , Ogden , Utah .
OTHER LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE and TRAINING
Lean Manufacturing Management
Line Concepts or Cellular Manufacturing Flexible Capacity , 1 Piece Flow
Just in Time Leveling and Capacity planning , Continuous flow , Pull Systems , Takt Time , Frequent Deliveries
5S , TPM Total Productive Maintenance , Value Stream Mapping
Quality Management
Assurance 4 Ms , Supply and Process ; Methods 5 Why , Pareto , SPC , Cause and Effect , FMEA , PDCA , Ford 8D , Chrysler 7D , Honda 5P , DOE , 6 Sigma Black Belt
American Society for Quality member since 1998


Employment

2003 -  2005
Manager

Reduced Labor Minutes or unit from 14 to11 min. saving ~$8M in labor annually through the use of labor motion and sequencing studies Module Assembly Process and Kaizen opportunity
Reduced Scrap by 2% saving $200K annually by using First Time Quality, Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action tools

2000 -  2003
Technical Support

Project manager ; Lead CFT to secure critical company data ; reconstructed computer room to industry standards, 14 Month $2M project eliminating catastrophic company data risk.

Plant Shingo Prize committee member ; 2003 Shingo Prize recipient Lean Mfg award
Reduced plant downtime from 6% to 4% by developing and implementing resource software.

Manager, Process Quality Engineering, Autoliv, Ogden, Utah. 1997 - 2000. 20 Engineers, 5 Technicians ; Budget ~3M. Airbag module product quality, 1.2 M units or month to customers worldwide.

Lead a cross functional team that implemented a benchmark Control Plan process that eliminated errors and saved the company time and money.

Product Engineer, Autoliv, Ogden, Utah. 1996 1997. Production design changes for Airbag Modules Honda Accord, Civic and Korean programs.

Successfully launched 98 Honda Accord driver and passenger airbag modules. Managed airbag QA non conformance investigation through NHTSA OEM recall

1990 -  1995
Chemical Technician

1988 -  1990
Chemical Technician

Education

Training

Autoliv Production System University ; Manufacturing Development Program
Autoliv Influential Leadership Grow People , Exhibit Integrity , Promote Teamwork , Encourage Innovation , Results-Oriented , Provide Clarity and Direction , Demonstrate Accountability , Support Diversity , Support Global Strategies , Display Enthusiasm
Karrass Effective Negotiation
Community Activity
Youth sports coach ; football , baseball or softball , basketball , soccer
Church service in Taiwan . Commissariat , District Leader , Zone Leader and Assistant to the President . Supervised up to 250 people Can speak conversational Mandarin , Chinese

Eagle Scout award recipient